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Mount Stewart
Stately Mount Stewart is to receive some new horticultural equipment from an unlikely source - the drugs trade!
For cannabis growing equipment seized by the PSNI has been donated to the home and gardens in order to aid plant cultivation.
The PSNI in Comber's Neigbourhood Police team have donated the equipment that has previously been seized from cannabis factories to the National Trust tourist attraction.
Equipment used to grow cannabis is normally destroyed after it is seized.
However, the PSNI in the area now think the gear could be used to give back to the community.
Constable Russ Wilson of the PSNI said: "Over recent times, we have collected a great deal of equipment which would normally be destroyed but I decided to find out if it could be used elsewhere.
"I made contact with a number of organisations, including the National Trust, who were delighted to hear about the equipment and were keen to make some use of it.
"Drugs can have a devastating impact on local communities, but I think the fact we can do something positive on the back of it is great.
"I know that buying equipment like this can be very costly - particularly for charities - and I am delighted that organisations like the National Trust, which is a conservation charity, can make such good use of the items."
Garden manager of Mount Stewart, Paul Stewart, said he was more than happy to accept the equipment.
"Our gardens are one of our biggest tourist attractions but the upkeep of them is very expensive and we rely entirely on donations for maintenance and development," he said.
"It is great that the PSNI have taken such an imaginative approach to the disposal of this equipment.
"It has helped put something back into the community and we are delighted to benefit."